Cyberattacks: Microsoft President Brad Smith to Testify Before House Homeland Security Committee

Lawmakers will also look at how Microsoft ‘plans to strengthen security measures’ following a 2023 cyber intrusion by ’threat actors’ affiliated with China. Microsoft’s vice chairman and president, Brad Smith, will testify before Congress next month on the tech giant’s alleged “security shortcomings” following multiple cyberattacks, lawmakers announced on May 21. Mr. Smith will testify

House Passes Disaster Relief Bill After Lawmakers Force Vote

The measure was approved 382-7 after the first successful discharge petition since 2015 brought it to the floor. A disaster relief bill overwhelmingly passed the House on May 21 through a mechanism that rarely succeeds. The Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2023 passed 382-7 through an expeditious process that requires a two-thirds majority. All

RNC HQ evacuated after blood vials delivered to building

Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington went on lockdown for about two hours Wednesday morning after a suspicious package was delivered to the building. The United States Capitol Police’s hazardous incident response division cleared the package, which contained two vials of blood, just before 10 a.m., according to spokesperson Brianna Burch. USCP first responded to

South Carolina Governor Signs Bill Banning Gender Transition Procedures on Minors

Gov. Henry McMaster said that he signed the bill to protect South Carolina children from ‘irreversible gender transition procedures.’ South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Tuesday signed into law a bill that would prohibit health care professionals from performing gender transition procedures on minors in the state. Mr. McMaster said he believes that the “Help

Vials of liquid sent to RNC headquarters in D.C., prompting lockdown

Washington — The Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C., was placed on lockdown early Wednesday morning after two vials of what was suspected to be blood were found in a suspicious package, U.S. Capitol Police confirmed.  The source of the liquid is unclear and under investigation. Capitol Police, which took the lead on the